Boston College 49-27 Georgia Tech (Oct 24, 2026) Final Score

Team pages: Boston College · Georgia Tech

Boston College4-349

Georgia Tech2-527Final

Sat, Oct 24 · Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. · Crowd 47,239

Boston College beat Georgia Tech 49-27 as a 6.5-point underdog, after its win chance fell to 10%.

Winners have been down to 10% or less in about 1 of every 11 games since 2018.

We had Georgia Tech favored. Boston College won.

Next: Boston College at Duke, Sat Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET · Boston College underdog by 7

Next: Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh, Sat Oct 31 · 7:30 PM ET · Georgia Tech underdog by 7.5

thats it man im turning the game off

A Georgia Tech fan

How it swung

The turning point: Mendoza intercepted by Comella at the Boston College 38, returned 23 yards (Q3, 10:30). Boston College went from 42% to 59% to win.

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Boston College a 36% chance, and the closing betting line (Boston College was a 6.5-point underdog) put it at 30%.

Pick-six

Boston College · Q4 8:10

FinalBoston College 49-27 Georgia TechBoston College wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

The two plays that swung it

1Q3 10:30InterceptionMendoza intercepted by Comella at the Boston College 38, returned 23 yardsBoston College 42% → 59% (+17)
2Q3 7:40McKenzie 6-yd TD run, Boston College leads 25-13Boston College 60% → 77% (+17)

The two plays that swung it

1Q3 10:30InterceptionMendoza intercepted by Comella at the Boston College 38, returned 23 yardsGeorgia Tech 58% → 41% (−17)
2Q3 7:40McKenzie 6-yd TD run, Boston College leads 25-13Georgia Tech 40% → 23% (−17)

BC kicker gotta be doing it on purpose

Q2 12:19 · A Georgia Tech fan · r/CFB game thread

What fans said, play by play

The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.

Q1 7:31Fans decry soft roughing the passer flag on Mendoza pass to CorboRefs are flag-happy, good lordr/CFB game thread
Q2 13:06Georgia Tech fans rip Key's decision to punt on third downHorrible decision and playcallr/CFB game threadCheck down 22? Nah throw into triple...r/CFB game thread
Q2 12:19Boston College misses a field goal after MacCormack's touchdownWe're going to lose this game entirely because of missed kicks. This is unbelievabler/CFB game thread
Q2 0:11Georgia Tech fans rip Brent Key's clock management after Birr's field goalA Key classicr/CFB game thread
Q4 13:10Georgia Tech fans celebrate Haynes touchdown run as defense finally stops bleeding yardsPoor defense can’t catch their breathr/CFB game threadIf our defense could just do anything this game could be within reachr/CFB game thread

Boston College’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Georgia Tech -6.5), at 30% for Boston College (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Georgia Tech or Boston College flair (701 and 157); both sides share one scale, regulation only. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.

Watch the plays

The bar and the arrow show Boston College’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.

Every drive

Boston College scored on 7 of its 12 drives; Georgia Tech on 5 of its 12.

Boston College’s drives are teal, Georgia Tech’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

From Georgia Tech’s side

Georgia Tech’s best moment: Haynes 15-yd TD run, cuts it to 28-20 (Q4 13:10). It lifted Georgia Tech’s win chance by 13 points.

How Georgia Tech fans took it: “We wouldn't hire fritz twice because he wanted a more concrete contract, and then we gave joffrey and key the worst contracts imaginaible” r/CFB game thread

When fans got loud

Busy

Fans saved their loudest stretch for the second quarter.

Jump to the loudest stretch

The jump was busy; the crowd was steady.

The winner fell to 10%.

Box score

Boston College 49, Georgia Tech 27

Boston College covered +6.5 by 28.5. The total, 76, went over 50.5.

Team totals	Boston College	Georgia Tech
Total yards	500	360
Passing	9 of 17, 101 yds	24 of 33, 259 yds
Rushing	47 for 399 yds	28 for 101 yds
First downs	28	22
Third down	4 of 9	2 of 11
Fourth down	1 of 1	1 of 2
Turnovers	0	2
Penalties	9 for 91 yds	5 for 59 yds
Time of possession	33:53	26:07

Boston College leaders

Passing Mason McKenzie 9 of 17, 101 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Mason McKenzie 16 for 170 yds, 2 TD; Bo MacCormack III 20 for 155 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Javarius Green 3 for 57 yds; Nedrick Boldin Jr. 1 for 25 yds, 1 TD

Georgia Tech leaders

Passing Alberto Mendoza 17 of 24, 186 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Justice Haynes 14 for 53 yds, 1 TD; Trelain Maddox 7 for 24 yds
Receiving Dalen Penson 5 for 88 yds, 1 TD; Jordan Allen 4 for 85 yds

No rain and calm

69° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 9 mph from the east-northeast, mostly across the field, gusts to 21

October game-day temperatures at Bobby Dodd Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

Third quarter, 10:30 left5:43 p.m.

Boston College 18, Georgia Tech 13 · Georgia Tech 41% to win

no rain · wind 9 mph from the east-northeast, mostly across the field · 68°

Mendoza intercepted by Comella at the Boston College 38, returned 23 yards

Measured at Atlanta/fulton Co. airport, 7.3 miles away, and Atlanta/dekalb airport, 8.8 miles away. Wind and rain are airport readings near the stadium, not on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games

Boston College · 3-3

Rated 130th in our preseason ratings, 116th now, up 14 spots.

1-2 in its last three, capped by a 6-point win over Pittsburgh as a 6.5-point underdog.

W 27-21 vs PittsburghTop 25 No. 48 of 668 teams

won by 6 as a 6.5-point underdog

L 16-25 @ SMUTop 25 No. 27 of 668 teams

lost by 9 as a 21.5-point underdog

L 14-21 vs Virginia Tech No. 45 of 668 teams

lost by 7 as a 14.5-point underdog

W 22-16 vs Maine No. 215 of 668 teams

won by 6 as a 37.5-point favorite

W 28-21 vs Rutgers No. 88 of 668 teams

won by 7 as a 3-point favorite

L 15-34 @ Cincinnati No. 110 of 668 teams

lost by 19 as a 7-point underdog

Last three games

Georgia Tech · 2-4

Rated 74th in our preseason ratings, 89th now, down 15 spots.

1-2 in its last three, including a 3-point win over Duke as a 4.5-point underdog.

L 24-34 @ Virginia Tech No. 52 of 668 teams

lost by 10 as an 8.5-point underdog

W 28-25 vs DukeTop 25 No. 52 of 668 teams

won by 3 as a 4.5-point underdog

L 27-34 @ Stanford No. 115 of 668 teams

lost by 7 as a 3-point favorite

W 44-11 vs Mercer No. 169 of 668 teams

won by 33 as a 38.5-point favorite

L 24-45 vs TennesseeTop 25 No. 30 of 668 teams

lost by 21 as a 12.5-point underdog

L 13-14 vs Colorado No. 156 of 668 teams

lost by 1 as a 6.5-point favorite

Week by week

Georgia Tech

Wk 2Lvs Tennessee24-45
Wk 3Wvs Mercer44-11
Wk 4Lat Stanford27-34
Wk 6Wvs Duke28-25
Wk 7Lat Virginia Tech24-34

Boston College

Wk 2Wvs Rutgers28-21
Wk 3Wvs Maine22-16
Wk 4Lvs Virginia Tech14-21
Wk 5Lat SMU16-25
Wk 7Wvs Pittsburgh27-21

Power rating by week

Georgia Tech is rated 2.1 points ahead as of week 7. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Boston College’s rushing EPA against Georgia Tech, 37 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Boston College’s rushing EPA against Georgia Tech’s defense
Boston College offense, 50th percentile · Georgia Tech defense, 13th
Boston College’s explosive plays against Georgia Tech’s defense
Boston College offense, 69th percentile · Georgia Tech defense, 37th
Boston College’s EPA/play against Georgia Tech’s defense
Boston College offense, 32nd percentile · Georgia Tech defense, 12th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

Boston CollegeGeorgia Tech

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Georgia Tech leads the series 8-5

13 meetings since 1972 · Georgia Tech won the last meeting

2025Georgia Tech 36-34
2023Boston College 38-23
2021Boston College 41-30
2020Boston College 48-27
2016 · neutral siteGeorgia Tech 17-14

Each line is Georgia Tech’s chance to win through that meeting. Georgia Tech is 1-2 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Georgia Tech fans are feeling it about like the typical fanbase this week (43rd percentile among FBS fanbases), and the other side is no happier.

Georgia Tech favored by 6.5 · Total 50.5

How games like this usually go

Georgia Tech by 6.5, on the usual path until Q3 10:24

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 395 games since 2025 with a favorite of 3.5 to 7.5 points.

The market

The spread moved 2 points toward Georgia Tech.

The total rose 1 point.

The books’ cut: 4.3%, the margin built into the odds

Home field

Georgia Tech has had no measurable home edge since 2018 — −0.3 points (±4.1), home against road — 1st percentile of FBS.

44% at home, 40% on the road against FBS opponents (20-25 home, 17-26 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -8.1 at home vs. away over 95 games — outside the ±6.1 noise, one of the few buildings where results say more.

The visitors travel about 930 miles to get here.

Last meeting in our History pages

Georgia Tech 36, Boston College 34Nov 15, 2025

Where next

Conference standings

Going into this game: place in the conference, then conference record.

Georgia Tech13th1-2
Boston College14th1-2

Full ACC standings

Boston College upsets Georgia Tech 49-27